the silver river geological reserve

A visit to the Silver River Geological Reserve at Cadamstown will start you on a journey into a remote past and provide you with an insight into a landscape formed by seas and rivers over 400 million years ago. There has been little disturbance to the river valley over the intervening years and the Silver River gorge retains much of its ancient character. It is a special place and one of considerable beauty and interest. The first settlers came to the area about 3,000 B.C., but more recently the valley has been most frequently visited by those who have a special interest in geology and botany, to study the ancient rocks and native flora and fauna. The river takes its name from the particles of silver occurring naturally in the limestone rock upstream and washed down in the river.